2006-08-31 05:17:37 · 5 answers · asked by sue q 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The International Atomic Energy Agency/IAEA, (internally referred to as "The Agency") was established as an autonomous organization on July 29, 1957. It seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned, in his "Atoms for Peace" speech before the UN General Assembly in 1953, the creation of this international body to control and develop the use of atomic energy. The organization and its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize announced on 7 October 2005.
The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Two "Regional Safeguards Offices" are located in Toronto, Canada; and Tokyo, Japan. The IAEA has two liaison offices, located in New York, USA; and Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, it has laboratories in Seibersdorf and Vienna, Austria; Monaco; and Trieste, Italy.
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http://www.iaea.org/
2006-08-31 05:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The IAEA is the International Atomic Energy association. It was created in 1957 in response to the deep fears and expectations resulting from the discovery of nuclear energy. Its fortunes are uniquely geared to this controversial technology that can be used either as a weapon or as a practical and useful tool.
The Agency's genesis was US President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 1953. These ideas helped to shape the IAEA Statute, which 81 nations unanimously approved in October 1956. The Statute outlines the three pillars of the Agency's work - nuclear verification and security, safety and technology transfer.
2006-08-31 12:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by R G M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IAEA is the International Atomic Power Agency, a branch of the United Nations, and virtually impotent in many, many cases. It claims regulatory powers that it can't enforce, and countries such as Iran, Iraq, India and Pakistan have laughed at the IAEA for years.
2006-08-31 12:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by xraytech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
2006-08-31 12:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by dprut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-31 12:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Wilf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋